Woods Wise Wire
Plan to join community scale modern wood heating advocates,
enthusiasts and practitioners on Thursday,
October 25, 2018 for the First
Maine Modern Wood Heating Symposium. The day long
workshop and networking event will take place at the Edmonds Conference Center at Northern Maine Community
College in Presque Isle. This is a great opportunity for
anyone considering heating their commercial or institutional building with
Maine-produced wood pellets or chips to come learn about the technology,
economics, and environmental benefits in using this renewable energy resource
instead of imported fossil heating fuels. Program details can be found HERE. A second forum will be held in
central/southern Maine in the fall of 2019. Both forums are sponsored by
the Maine Forest Service, Maine Statewide Wood Energy Assistance Team.
If you want to receive a direct notification of how to register for the
Symposium, please e-mail levesque@inrsllc.com.
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Waldo County
Soil & Water Conservation District and Maine Forest Service’s series of
short field tours highlighting forest stewardship and conservation continues. These
workshops are open to the general public, as well as landowners, foresters,
loggers, and others interested in the stewardship of trees and woodlands. They
offer a brief, two-hour opportunity for observation, questions, and discussion.
Thursday, October 25, 3:00-5:00
p.m. White Pine Management by Robbins Lumber,
Searsmont – The Robbins Mill in Searsmont is not only a nationally known
producer of white pine lumber. For generations they also have been carefully
managing both their own extensive lands as well as client landowners’
properties, for high quality white pine logs and other products. Robbins Lumber
foresters Nolan Steele and Mark Vannah will showcase some of their efforts
including recent harvesting to regenerate white pine seedlings, thin growing
sawtimber, and harvest mature trees carefully to ensure future productivity of
the land. Join us for this example of long-term white pine silviculture.
We’ll meet at the end of the Buck Road in
Searsmont. The Buck Road is a small, dead-end, gravel road heading east off
Magog Road, about 1.25 miles south of the intersection of Ghent Road and Magog
Road. Proceed about 0.6 miles down the Buck Road - the road is narrow with few
places to turn around, though there is ample parking at a log landing at the
end. If you need assistance call Morten Moesswilde (see below).
This event is free and open to the public,
but if you can please email (morten.moesswilde@maine.gov)
if you plan to attend so we can plan accordingly. The tour involves walking
outdoors (moderate difficulty), and will occur rain, snow, or shine (unless conditions
are hazardous, e.g. lightning or ice). Please dress for field conditions. For
more information contact Aleta McKeage, Technical Director of Waldo County Soil
and Water Conservation District at 207-218-5311 or Morten Moesswilde,
Midcoast District Forester with the Maine Forest Service, at 207-441-2895.
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